Q&A: Can you use medicine and prescriptions past the expiration date?
When a headache calls and the only ibuprofen in the house is a bottle that is expired, is it worth a trip out to replace it?
Oct 24, 2023
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Tetracyclines
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Tooth whitening: Expert help on getting a brighter smile
People want whiter teeth, surveys show, and the American Dental Association (ADA) has some advice on how to accomplish that.
Oct 20, 2023
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CDC aims to recommend an antibiotic after sex to help prevent sexually transmitted infections
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections.
Oct 2, 2023
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US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill' against STDs
U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases.
Oct 2, 2023
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Resistance to antibiotics in northern Nigeria: What bacteria are prevalent, and which drugs work against them
Antimicrobial resistance—the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them—is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant ...
Sep 18, 2023
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An old antibiotic may get new life as an STI prevention pill
The United States is set to roll out a powerful new weapon in the long fight against sexually transmitted infections: a decades-old antibiotic repurposed as a preventative pill.
Aug 11, 2023
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3 LA county deaths show flea-borne typhus is on the rise
Los Angeles county is seeing more cases of flea-borne typhus, with 171 cases and three deaths reported in 2022, health officials reported Thursday.
Aug 4, 2023
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Don't take chances: Why doxycycline is a great bet against STIs
If taken within 72 hours of condomless sex, the common antibiotic doxycycline drastically reduces the risk of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among transwomen and gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, a recent ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Pfizer warns of shortage of antibiotic used to fight syphilis
Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease.
Jul 10, 2023
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Could 'new' antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Every year, tens of thousands of new Lyme disease patients find that their symptoms persist even after the standard course of antibiotic treatment.
May 29, 2023
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